Hilton Head 2013

We had a great (if not exhausting!) week at the beach this summer with the Greers and the Greers.  A little short on time today so I will let the pics tell the story.  We couldn't have asked for better weather! 

We're here!!

John

We all were getting dressed for our first day on the beach when we realized we had all picked out this same swimsuit for our girls.  Completely unplanned.  Too funny!  

Kate & Ellis.  These sweet girls play so well together

Ansley, Ellis, & Kate in their matching suits

Silly beach girl

Ansley all up in some chocolate chip cookie 

Ansley and Ross-y sharing a snack-y

Emily sneaking a kiss from John-John.  He has always had a little thing for her ;)

I snuck up on the girls doing each other's makeup one afternoon:

This shade is perfect for you...

Really brings out your eyes...

There was a huge park across the street from the house we stayed in, so we would go out there a lot in the evenings and just let the kids run and play:

One evening....yes, that is right, ONE evening....we got brave and ventured out for dinner.  It was quite an ordeal but we survived!  lol  Wish I could tell you what the food tasted like, but I inhaled mine.

Love Ross's sweet lil face!  We had to park down the street and ride the trolley into Harbour Town.

Sweet family

The big tree behind them in the background is the "Big Oak" at Harbour Town where Gregg Russell plays.  Oh, the childhood memories!  He didn't start playing until 8pm (a little too late for our crew) but it was fun being back in that spot with my own kids.  Hard to believe he is still playing music there.

Ross-y, Nate, Emily, Ellis

At Harbour Town

John wore these sunglasses all week long.  He did not want to take them off.  Hence, why he is wearing them (even indoors) in almost every photo from this vacation.  lol  

They were BFFs all week

Watching the big boats come in with Daddy

Ansley and Mitch watching the boats come in

Listening to music outside The Crazy Crab

Headed for a little after-dinner gelato at Pino Gelato

Beach bum

Fishy #1

Fishy #2

Pure fun!

This ocean thing is pretty cool, ya know

Always double-fistin'

My world...right there

Shelley and Ansley...look-a-likes!  Two beauties

Sweet brother and sister

Ellis pounding an unsuspecting Mitch w/ water balloons...we got him pretty good!

The park across the street also had an awesome playground which we wound up having pretty much all to ourselves.  The kids loved it!

Ellis

Mattie

John

The guys all went golfing Thursday so we decided to take the kids to "The Sandbox," which is the children's museum on the island.  Kind of a similar concept to EdVenture, the place we just visited in Columbia, just on a smaller scale.  Really cute and fun place.

Playing in the sand

That couldn't possibly be John w/ the sunglasses on...oh, wait.  It is John.

Ross-y and Ellis dressed as pirates!  Arrgghh

Arts and crafts time

More beach time

John was acting really sleepy this particular day out on the beach, so we laid him down on the towel for a little snoozer.  Nothing like a good beach nap.  Wish I could have gotten one too! :/

This next pic was my attempt at getting a similar shot to the one we got from our beach trip last year w/ all three.  This year was a little tougher.

This year....

....and last year.  A lot of change in a year!

Thanks for an awesome week, everyone!  Can't wait to do it again!